On the 21st, former foreign minister Makiko Tanaka (81) appeared live on Nippon TV 's "Information Live Miyaneya" and delivered her signature remarks about the Liberal Democratic Party's defeat in the House of Councillors election.

"Rather than the Ishiba Cabinet," she said, pointing out that "in this age of the Internet and social media, people tend to have high hopes for new things," such as the rise of the Democratic Party. "The LDP is saying the same things as before, about how Aso should come out and how Kishida should come out. As for Aso himself, he wants to continue. The older generation of LDP members don't want him to continue, they want to run themselves, and their intentions are continuing in the same way as before, so I think the younger generation is disgusted by him."

"Even our generation is wondering, are they going to do it again? The LDP is still inward-looking and doesn't understand the trends and climate of public opinion," she said. While watching a video of the LDP executive committee during the Upper House election vote count on the 20th, she burst out laughing and said, "Just look at these people lined up," and added, "I don't want to complain because I know many of them personally, but even if they understand the political climate and mechanisms, they don't understand the climate of the times and public opinion."

Regarding Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama, she said, "Well, Mr. Moriyama is a good person, although he is a timid person, and I thought he was fit to be secretary-general, but the bottom line is that even though the LDP has many people and many numbers, the quality is not good right now. I think the level is really low, to put it bluntly."

"There are a lot of people like Mr. Aso, Mr. Kishida, and others, but people like them should quit as soon as possible. Are they pulling the strings or pulling the strings from behind? They shouldn't do that," he pointed out. When a video of Mr. Aso was played, he said, "Oh, there he is! This person is also a good friend, but he should quit already. What is he doing here for? That kind of thing is not funny to the younger generation. Quit already! What a face! He used to be much cuter," which made everyone laugh.